--- a/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/virtualSpaceList.cpp	Wed Dec 05 15:39:04 2018 +0530
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/memory/metaspace/virtualSpaceList.cpp	Wed Dec 05 08:55:42 2018 +0100
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
 // nodes with a 0 container_count.  Remove Metachunks in
 // the node from their respective freelists.
 void VirtualSpaceList::purge(ChunkManager* chunk_manager) {
-  assert(SafepointSynchronize::is_at_safepoint(), "must be called at safepoint for contains to work");
   assert_lock_strong(MetaspaceExpand_lock);
   // Don't use a VirtualSpaceListIterator because this
   // list is being changed and a straightforward use of an iterator is not safe.